New tenant for Aalen: What comes after the Kaufland closing?

New tenant for Aalen: What comes after the Kaufland closing?

Aalen, Deutschland - The closure of the Kaufland branch in the Westside Shopping World in Aalen On June 21, 2025, not only the shopping landscape, but also the business located there presented challenges. The Mack bakery also had to close its branch through the end of Kaufland. The owner, Johannes Gentner, announced that this week he would like to announce information about the future use of the location. At the moment he is still waiting for feedback from the future tenant before sending a press release. Sales manager Michael Jais from the Mack bakery will initially be uncertain about the new concept that could be implemented on the former Kaufland area.

The closure itself was the result of failed contract negotiations between Kaufland and the owner, which is particularly unfortunate for the company that the Aaler branch has operated for almost a decade. Company spokesman Dominik Knobloch expressed that the rental contracts were always evaluated individually, which in this specific case did not lead to an agreement. However, the branch employees do not have to worry about their future, because around 50 of them will continue to work in another Kaufland branch in Aalen. Other employees can stay in branches in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Heidenheim and other surrounding locations, as can be seen from a report by Echo24.

The future of the Mack

In order to bridge the time until the location is clarified, the Mack bakery has agreed to operate a sales car directly in front of the Westside Shopping World. The sales car will be open from Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and should continue to make the popular baked goods accessible to customers. Nevertheless, Jai's understanding of the need to adapt: If the new concept does not offer a place for a baker on the ground floor, it is forced to look for a new location in Aalen.

The closure in Aalen is part of a larger trend in Kaufland. Several branches in Germany are to be closed by 2025, since profitability proves to be insufficient. Kaufland invests around 3.7 billion euros in 2025 to open up new markets and convert existing branches, but in certain regions, branches have to be closed in order to remain in the long term, as the article by Dutchbullion illustrates.

The effects of these decisions affect not only the company itself, but also the local community and consumers. The retail is in constant change, and it remains to be seen which new concepts will find its way into the Aalen location.

The current situation around the closure of the Kaufland branch in Aalen and the Mack bakery impressively shows how dynamic retail is and how much it is affected by such decisions. The eyes of the residents remain aimed at developments in the Westside Shopping World.

For more details and information you can report the reports on Schwaebische.de, echo24.de and dutchbullion.de read.